This cake gets its name from its proportion of ingredients: 1 cup butter and milk, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups of flour and 4 eggs, and from cupcakes to layers cakes, as a basic, white cake, it does not fail.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4-inches above counter, then dropping flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (start checking at 15 minutes if you are making cupcakes).

To make the marble part of the cake, I simply saved some cake batter and mixed some cocoa powder in it. Then I spooned it onto the cakes and took a knife and swirled it around! Very easy!

These are the two mini-cakes that I am using to make my BIL his own mini cake! I got these cute, mini cake pans from Crate & Barrel.

I need to workout just looking at them! This morning I did Hip Hop Abs x2! Hips Buns Thighs, and Fat burning Cardio.. planning some shopping after I’m done working to get a little more walking in.. tomorrow i’ll do yoga and dance in the morning..

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